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English: Picture from the autobiography of John Brashear, the scientific instrument maker. The photograph is of a plate mounted in the crypt of the New Allegheny Observatory in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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Source A Man Who Loved the Stars: The Autobiography of John A. Brashear
Author John Brashear

I am not sure that this is public domain (person died in 1920), but it would appear to be fair use. It's a low-resolution image with some age spots.

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PHOEBE·S·BRASHEAR.
1843 – 1910.
WE HAVE LOVED THE STARS TOO FONDLY
TO BE FEARFUL OF THE NIGHT.
JOHN·A·BRASHEAR.
1840 – 1920.

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